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December 17, 2025

Informing the Mind & Enriching the Soul

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The horrific Bondi Beach shooting and the message of one of the victims

As the second night of Hanukkah began in Sydney, Australia, Bondi Pavilion was packed. People flocked to the site that has become a makeshift memorial. It's where a father-son duo opened fire on a crowd gathered on Bondi Beach during a...


Task force responds to growing needs facing immigrants

Immigration raids and federal policies that have left tens of thousands of people without legal status continue to affect communities nationwide, including United Methodist congregations. Responding to the growing need, the United Methodist...


Hope in the Face of Antisemitism

oy has long been a retail winner this time of year. It’s mentioned on Dunkin’ coffee cups. I’ve seen it used to advertise Macy’s on 34th Street in Manhattan — most amusingly right outside St. Francis of Assisi Church. Overpriced bakery....


Saint Andrew’s Chapel votes to leave PCA

The church formerly led by late Reformed theologian R.C. Sproul voted on Sunday to disaffiliate from the Presbyterian Church in America. The Sanford, Fla.-based Saint Andrew’s Chapel was originally founded as an independent Reformed...


Pope denounces ‘antisemitic violence’ of Sydney attack as he thanks Christmas donors

Pope Leo XIV on Monday denounced the “antisemitic violence” behind the Sydney Hanukkah massacre as he prayed for the victims and the “gift of peace and fraternity” this holiday season. Leo also issued a strong anti-abortion message...



FROM FAITH ON VIEW

Jailed for His Beliefs? Enoch Burke’s pronoun dispute escalates in Irish courts

Irish teacher Enoch Burke’s imprisonment continues into Christmas, as a High Court judge ruled last week that he must remain jailed until he acknowledges his contempt of court. Burke has refused to comply with multiple court orders barring him from...


Francis Bacon on religion, fanaticism, superstition, and the social order

I received an opportunity to give a presentation four years ago at a conference held on the campus of Central College in Pella, IA on the theme of “Faith and Reason in the Reformations.” The conference celebrated the five hundredth anniversary of...


I have begun to wonder if we have not found God

I have begun to wonder if we have not found God

because we think we do not have time to gaze at the stars.

We could follow them if we tried, traveling at the speed....


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COMMENTARY

My First Protest

Tall, white, moderate guys like you need to do more!” My wife and I have had our share of fights. But this was the first time she was mad at me for my politics. About a week before the latest “No Kings” protest, she was mad that I wasn’t angry...


What If a Child Immanuel Is Born Today?

“What is my job?” an eager child asked during the Carols and Lessons service at a seminary chapel, as she was coloring a unicorn with all the colors of a rainbow. In that sacred environment, she sensed she was part of something much larger...


The Anthony Esolen/David Bentley Hart Conversation on Suffering

Back in 2005, Anthony Esolen, David Bentley Hart, and William Luce had a fascinating conversation in Touchstone magazine on human suffering and its relation to God’s infinite Goodness. I presume the conversation was published over....


The Story Behind Hanukkah and its Enduring Spiritual Power

Hanukkah, also spelled Chanukah due to the original Hebrew translation, is an eight-day Jewish festival that commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem following the Jewish expulsion to Babylon and the Maccabean revolt...


From Antisemitic Campus Mobs to Australian Murders

Seventeen hours after gunmen murdered at least 15 people at a Jewish holiday celebration in Australia, the congregation of Christ the King in Houston sang words originally penned in the 8th century and, through many revisions, translated into....


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GOOD NEWS

Artificial tree farm brings joy to families with special needs

Having a child with sensory issues, allergies or a physical disability can limit a family’s activities during the Christmas season. A United Methodist congregation in Michigan is creating inclusive holiday experiences so that no child is left out. Every...


How to Focus on the Good We Cannot Yet See

We must learn to focus on the good things we cannot yet see. In my new book, The Lord Give You Peace: A 28-Day Journey To Thrive In God’s Shalom, I write that “Part of what it means to be created in the image of God is that we human beings have...


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